Chmielno, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chmielno (disambiguation).

Chmielno
—  Village  —
Chmielno
Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 18°6′3″E / 54.32639°N 18.10083°E / 54.32639; 18.10083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Kartuzy
Gmina	Chmielno
Population	1,580

Chmielno [ˈxmjɛlnɔ] is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kashubia in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chmielno.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kartuzy and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Kashubian ceramics from Chmielno is characterised by the motifs of the Kashubian star, fish-scales, tulips, lilies, wreaths, lilac branches, all complemented by wavy lines and dots. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,580.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 54°19′35″N 18°6′3″E / 54.32639°N 18.10083°E / 54.32639; 18.10083